14 November 2016 Pacific Air Forces, U.S. Marines Conclude Fighter Ops in Cope West 17 JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii -- Cope West 2017, a bilateral aircraft exercise between U.S. and Indonesia military forces at Manado Air Base, Indonesia, concluded operations November 11, ending a week of full-spectrum fighter training. Cope West, a Pacific Air Forces sponsored exercise,...
14 November 2016 Cherry Blossoms and Friendship at U.S. Pacific Command Headquarters CAMP H.M. SMITH (NNS) – The U.S. Pacific Command (USPACOM) Headquarters received a donation of specially-grown “sakura”, or cherry blossom, trees from the Hawaii Cherry Alley Committee Nov. 10, 2016. During a tree planting ceremony, Adm. Harry Harris, Commander of U.S. Pacific Command; the...
14 November 2016 Blue Chromite 2017: 9th Engineer Support Battalion Builds a Medium-girder Bridge OKINAWA, Japan –Marines train and deploy in a variety of different locations that may have rough terrain such as gaps in the land and broken down bridges they cannot cross on foot. When these problems arise, the engineers are called.During exercise Blue Chromite 17, Marines from 9th Engineer Support...
10 November 2016 Nations Gather in Singapore to Plan Pacific Partnership 17 SINGAPORE (NNS) -- Pacific partnership staff and partner nation representatives met in Singapore, Nov. 8-10, for a planning conference to finalize details for the upcoming mission, slated for the spring of 2017. In its 12th year, Pacific Partnership is the largest annual multilateral humanitarian...
10 November 2016 Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Dave Goldfein Visits Kadena Airmen KADENA AIR BASE, OKINAWA, Japan -- The moment he enters a room, his top priority is shaking hands with any Airman he encounters.Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Dave Goldfein visited Kadena’s Airmen Nov. 4 and 5.Goldfein spoke with Airmen throughout his base tour and at an all call he hosted. He talked...
10 November 2016 Leeward Communities Honor, Celebrate Veterans during Annual Parade WAIANAE, Hawaii — Families and friends of the leeward communities of Oahu paid tribute to the service of all military veterans as Soldiers assigned to the 25th Infantry Division participated in the annual 34th Waianae Veterans Day parade, here, Nov. 7. The Waianae Military Civilian Advisory Council...
10 November 2016 Mark VI Crew Participates in USS Carl Vinson's COMPTUEX; a First for the Patrol Boat SAN DIEGO (NNS) -- Sailors assigned to Coastal Riverine Squadron (CRS) 3 Mark VI boat crew provided exercise support during USS Carl Vinson's (CVN 70) Composite Unit Training Exercise (COMPTUEX), Nov. 4, marking a first for the patrol boat. Operating off the California coast, the MK VI crew assisted...
09 November 2016 First F-35B Power Module, Engine Swap Take Place on USS America PACIFIC OCEAN -- The F-35B Lightning II completed a new milestone during its third and final Developmental Test Phase (DT-III) by successfully completing the first power module and engine swap at sea in the hangar bay of amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6).Mark Schroeder, the maintenance and...
09 November 2016 ROK-U.S. Combined Division Honors Veterans, Past and Present CAMP RED CLOUD, Republic of Korea -- Soldiers of 2nd Infantry Division/ROK-US Combined Division gathered at Camp Red Cloud’s Medal of Honor Park for a Veterans Day observance Nov. 9, 2016.Col. (R) William M. Alexander, now 2ID/RUCD Museum director, spoke to those gathered about the importance and...
09 November 2016 Navy Families Take Back the Night for Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Awareness SINGAPORE – Military service members and their families along with DoD civilians assigned to Navy Region Singapore walked along the streets of Sembawang, Singapore to raise awareness and support for victims of sexual assault and domestic violence Nov. 4, 2016.The event entitled, Take Back the Night,...